KFXM and KMEN the Top 40 stations of the Inland Empire (San Bernardino/Riverside)in the 1960's. This site will bring you information and pictures from these two stations KFXM 590 and KMEN 1290. For other musical and miscellaneous interests take a look at.........................http://djsgone.blogspot.com/
Also known as........UNDERGROUND VAULT of Records, Music and all kinds of Stuff

6 comments:

WOWZER, with ALL the Tiger Jockstogether for this commercial photo-op, like, just WHO was manning the AM-control room at the K.F.X.M. radio studios??? remember that day clearly this One does, so he knows how it was done.anyone else wanna take a guess how 'The California Tiger' pulled off this slight-of-hand feat?!

Great to see that group picture. I can't remember being there. With all of us there, I wonder who was on the air at the time ? Bill Pepper went on to KFSD FM in San Diego when it was classical. Don't know where he is now. Still wondering what ever happened to Phil Knight who was a very good jock and a cool guy. Jonny Bruce

HI, JONNY! in response to your queries, this One offers the following:

1) "Uncle Douggo" Collins ran a reel-to-reel tape of one of his prior shows in place of the absent jock for that timeslot when all the Tiger jocks went on down to Inland Center Mall for the photo-op.

2) at one point, a "Phillip Knight" was heard on the radio waves in the Capital City (Sacramento) back during the 1980's at KXOA-FM (the broadcasting Browns station outlet).can't say what happened to this person afterwards, but it's probable this was THE 'Phil Knight' from KF. and yes, this particular announcer was a stalwart personality during his tenure at "K/108 - The Home of the Mellow Rock".

Yes, After I posted I remember once in a while we would run shows on reel to reel. I recall doing one in the production room once. Sounds like the same Phil Knight as he was from northern california and he liked a.o.r. radio. Jonny Bruce

About Me

Until the year 1966 my main interests were reading and collecting comic books (Superman in particular)Then I started listening to the radio here in San Bernardino. I listened to KFXM and KMEN and a new hobby started. Not just listening to the radio, but getting involved by wondering what new song was coming out, talking to the DJs, winning contests and of course collecting records and just loving the music I heard on the radio along with the radio station and DJ's. This became a big interest in my life. Now 40 years later, it's not much different.